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This is probably the one time Democrats hate it when someone transitions
Trump has successfully negotiated with the white house to maintain his previously filed ethics plan, and will be paying himself for the cost of the transition into the white house.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/article-14131523/Trump-teams-deal-end-transition-standoff-Biden-White-House.html
Trump teams deal to end transition standoff with the Biden White House
Incoming White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles (pictured) announced Tuesday that the Trump team had signed a 'Memorandum of Understanding' with President Joe Biden 's White House to get the presidential transition rolling after a three-week delay.
The announcement ends the stand-off between the outgoing and incoming administrations, but Trump's team indicated they will not be handling the transition in the traditional fashion. They will not sign a separate MOU with the General Services Administration, which has office space and secure IT support at the ready.
They vowed to abide by their own pre-existing 'Ethics Pledge' and will continue to use private funding for the transition efforts - but said they would disclose the names of donors to the American public - claiming 'we will not require additional government and bureaucratic oversight.' 'The Transition will not utilize taxpayer funding for costs related to the transition, which is consistent with President Trump's commitment to save taxpayers' hard-earned money,' the announcement said.
The White House confirmed to DailyMail.com that the MOU had been signed, but expressed reservations. 'While we do not agree with the Trump transition team's decision to forgo signing the GSA MOU, we will follow the purpose of the Presidential Transition Act which clearly states that "any disruption occasioned by the transfer of the executive power could produce results detrimental to the safety and wellbeing of the United States and its people,"' said White House spokesperson Saloni Sharma.
Trump has successfully negotiated with the white house to maintain his previously filed ethics plan, and will be paying himself for the cost of the transition into the white house.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/article-14131523/Trump-teams-deal-end-transition-standoff-Biden-White-House.html
Trump teams deal to end transition standoff with the Biden White House
Incoming White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles (pictured) announced Tuesday that the Trump team had signed a 'Memorandum of Understanding' with President Joe Biden 's White House to get the presidential transition rolling after a three-week delay.
The announcement ends the stand-off between the outgoing and incoming administrations, but Trump's team indicated they will not be handling the transition in the traditional fashion. They will not sign a separate MOU with the General Services Administration, which has office space and secure IT support at the ready.
They vowed to abide by their own pre-existing 'Ethics Pledge' and will continue to use private funding for the transition efforts - but said they would disclose the names of donors to the American public - claiming 'we will not require additional government and bureaucratic oversight.' 'The Transition will not utilize taxpayer funding for costs related to the transition, which is consistent with President Trump's commitment to save taxpayers' hard-earned money,' the announcement said.
The White House confirmed to DailyMail.com that the MOU had been signed, but expressed reservations. 'While we do not agree with the Trump transition team's decision to forgo signing the GSA MOU, we will follow the purpose of the Presidential Transition Act which clearly states that "any disruption occasioned by the transfer of the executive power could produce results detrimental to the safety and wellbeing of the United States and its people,"' said White House spokesperson Saloni Sharma.
